Did you
know...that dementia IS NOT the name of a specific disease, but
is a word used to describe the mental condition of a person whose memory
is impaired and whose problems with processing information are severe enough
to interfere with his or her ability to function normally?

Did you
know...that there are two types, two forms and two categories of Alzheimer's?
They are...

2 Types: Early
and Late Onset

2 Forms: Left
Temporal Lobe and Right Temporal Lobe

2 Categories:
Sporadic and Hereditary

Did you
know...that by stage 5, the brain is already 50% destroyed by Alzheimer's?

Did you
know...that the Hippocampus is one of the earliest areas of the brain
to be affected by Alzheimer's?

And did
you know...the day the Hippocampus is destroyed by Alzheimer's, the
person will lose the ability to recall the last 3 years of their life?
Why? Because the Hippocampus is essential to memory storage.

Did you
know...that by stage 6, their ability to remember what has been told
to them, is now down to 5 minutes?

Did you
know...that they will slowly lose their peripheral vision? And that
is why it is so important that you approach your loved one from
the front. It is the only way they will see you coming.

Did you
know...a person with Alzheimer's may revert back to a native tongue
if their primary language was not English?

Did you
know...about 14% of all Alzheimer's victims develop somthing called
Akathesia (termed restless pacing)? Which is the inability to control pacing?
These victims are easily identified because they are constantly moving,
staying in one place no longer than a few seconds.

Did you
know...by stage 7, their abilities are reduced to that of a few week
old child?

Did you
know...that your loved one may suffer bowel and bladder accidents because
they cannot remember what the sensations mean?

Did you
know...that people born with Down Syndrome, will eventually develop
dementia?

Did you
know...that many people with Alzheimer's develop Visual Agnosia,
which is the inability to comprehend what they see?

Did you
know...that after it destroys the Hippocampus in the brain, it them
moves on into the Parietal lobe? Once there, the person may hallucinate,
suffer seizures, and lose the ability to speak, to read, and to recognize
places, objects, and faces, even of family members. [ middle stages
of Alzheimer's ]

And did
you know...that final area of the brain to be affected by Alzheimer's,
is the Motor Cortex? By then the person can no longer walk, talk
or swallow. Pneumonia may set in when bits of food are inhaled. [ late
stages of Alzheimer's ]

And finally,
did you know...as the devastation moves through the brain, it follows
a course that corresponds to the person's symptoms? The first nerves to
die are in the hippocampus, where memories are stored. The destruction
then moves to the parietal lobe and finally the cortex [the outer layer
of the brain] which controls your ability to speak, and walk.